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 * The Milky Way Galaxy contains 8 planets, stars, and the sun. The sun revolves around the center of the Milky Way. The sun takes about 250 million years to go around once. The Milky Way also has asteriods and big clouds of dust and gas in it. Most of the Milky Way's oldest stars are in the middle. These stars are close together, which makes the Milky Way appear Brighter. The Milky Way is one of 36 main galaxies.This group of galaxies is called the Local Group. In the middle of the Milky Way, Herschel Space Observatory, found a twisted ring of dense gas. However, Only a few portions of the ring that stretches across more than 600 light-years, were known before. Scientist found a cluster of the most dense stars in the center of our galaxy. These stars were found 10,000 light-years away from Earth. This cluster stretches 6 light- years and weighs about as much as 100,00 suns. The name of this cluster is the Westerlund 1. **

Visuals Make sure to include the location of your images; add a caption with this information The Milky Way galaxy. || ||   || it look brighter. ||  || Way. || The Westerlund 1. ||  ||
 * [[image:http://galenet.galegroup.com/images/itkids/pct/00230197-t.jpg width="110" height="110" caption=" "Milky Way." (LWA/The Image Bank/Getty Images.) Kids InfoBits Presents: Astronomy. Gale, 2008. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits" link="http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits?subTopic=Space%2B%2526%2BAstronomy&locID=s0002&failover=0&srchtp=topic&topic=Science%2B%2526%2BMath&c=1&searchTerm=Milky%2BWay%2BGalaxy&ste=6&tab=1&tbst=tsrch&relDocDisplay=00230197.jpg&docNum=BX3200950739&bConts=39"]]
 * || the stars in the Milky way close together,which makes
 * [[image:http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/571858main_pia14400-43_226-170.jpg width="226" height="170" align="bottom" caption="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/herschel/multimedia/pia14400.html"]] || [[image:http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20050406/a740_160.4.rc.fob.jpg caption="http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2005/04/super-star-cluster-in-the-neighborhood-2/"]] ||  ||
 * The twisted ring in the center of the Milky

**Works Cited** **Sources** : Include the source information for all of the magazine articles, reference sources (encyclopedias) and web site pages that were used to complete your project. The source information for encyclopedias may be found at the end or beginning of each entry in iCONN. When using periodicals, the publication information will be at the beginning or end of the article. This needs to be formatted for MLA standards. If it is not labeled 'Source Citation' it can be formatted appropriately by using EasyBib.com. You should use EasyBib for the web sites. The final Works Cited should be listed in alphabetical order by the first word of the source citation. "Milky Way." //Kids InfoBits Presents: Astronomy//. Gale, 2008. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. "The Milky Way." //WMAP's Universe//. NASA, 28 June 2010. Web. 06 Mar. 2012. . Vergano, Dan. "Galaxy Bracketed by Big Bubbles." //USA Today// 10 Nov. 2010: 05A. Web. 6 Mar. 2012.
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"Milky Way." //Kids InfoBits Presents: Astronomy//. Gale, 2008. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. [] [|www.nasa.gov] [|www.sciencenewsforkids.org]
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**Topic: Research Focus**
 * What is your topic? Milky Way Galaxy**
 * State the focus of your research: What it contains**

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The Milky Way Galaxy includes all the planets, the sun, and billions of stars.The sun revolves around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. Scientists think the center of the Mily Way is a black hole. The sun takes 250 million years to go around i once. There is also asteriods and big clouds of dust and gas. The Milky Way's oldest stars are in the middle. Stars in the middle are close together. This makes the Milky Way brighter. The Milky Way Galaxy is part of a group of 36 main galaxies. This group is called the Local Group. In the center of the Milky way Galaxy, Herschel Space Observatory found a twisted ring of dense gas. Only a few portions of the ring that stretches across more than 600 light-years, were known before. Just 10,000 light-years from Earth (a mere jog across town in space terms), the cluster measures 6 light-years across. Its weight, the astronomers estimate, is at least as heavy as 100,000 suns. The cluster’s name is Westerlund 1. Each of these stars, they found, weighs 30 to 40 times as much as the sun. Some of the stars are a million times brighter. A few are so big that they would reach all the way to Saturn if you could put them where our sun is